Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook has donated about $100 million to charity.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Gives Away $100m

Speaking at an internal town hall meeting celebrating the company’s extremely successful fourth quarter, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook has said that he has donated $50 million to Stanford’s hospitals and another $50 million for Product RED, a charity that combats diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

According to the report, about $25 million of the donation from the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO has been used by Stanford’s hospitals for building a new main block and $25 million for a new children’s hospital.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares were at 455.12 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 14.8% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy
Mean recommendation: 1.15
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: 1.21
Zack’s Rank: 1 out of 2 in the industry

It has been reported that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s new iPod Nano will come with a built-in camera.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) New iPod Nano To Have Camera?

According to a report, the US based technology giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is planning to introduce its seventh generation iPod with a new built-in camera.

The design for the new iPod Nano has the same dimensions as its predecessor, but reportedly carries a 1.3-megapixel camera.

The new iPod Nano is expected to be released late this quarter or early next quarter by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) once it finishes working out the various technological issues with the device.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares were at 456.19 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 15.1% change in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy
Mean recommendation: 1.15
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: 1.21
Zack’s Rank: 1 out of 2 in the industry

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has welcomed John Browett as its new global retail head.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Appoints New Global Retail Head

According to an announcement made by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), John Browett, chief executive of the U.K. consumer-electronics retailer Dixons has been appointed as the new senior vice president for its global retail unit.

In his new role, he will oversee Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s retail strategy and the expansion of its stores around the world, from the current total of around 300.

He will start at Apple in April and will be reporting directly to chief executive Tim Cook.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stocks were at 456.48 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 11.9% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy
Mean recommendation: 1.15
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: 1.21
Zack’s Rank: 1 out of 2 in the industry

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has appealed against an iPad trademark rejection in China.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Fights China iPad Rejection

Reports say that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has filed an appeal over a Chinese court’s decision to reject a claim to the iPad name, after it leveled a lawsuit against a local company in an attempt to assert control of the trademark in the region.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) filed the appeal last month with the Higher People’s Court of Guangdong Province claiming that it legally purchased the iPad trademark in 2010 from a U.K. company named IP Applications.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stocks are currently standing at 456.48.

Price History
Last Price: 456.48
52 Week Low / High: 310.5 / 458.24
50 Day Moving Average: 402.23
6 Month Price Change %: 14.2%
12 Month Price Change %: 34.8%

It has been reported that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is set to build a partnership with both China Telecom and China Mobile in 2013.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Could Double Up In China

According to investment bank Morgan Stanley, the US based smartphone maker giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will partner up with both China Telecom and China Mobile “over the next year” to make its iPhone available on all three Chinese carriers.

According to a note issued to investors, Morgan Stanley analyst says that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) can only possibly reach 10 percent of the 150 million ‘high-end Chinese subscribers’ in the country through its current partnership with China Unicom.

The new deal could allow the firm to expnd its subscriber base and income from applications in the country.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares were at 453.01 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 10.5% change in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy
Mean recommendation: 1.15
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: 1.21
Zack’s Rank: 1 out of 2 in the industry

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is reportedly looking at ways of expanding its product range, and is working on a universal touchscreen remote.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Working On Universal Remote?

A patent application published by the US Patent and Trademark Office showed that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working on a universal touchscreen remote capable of controlling multiple devices.

According to the filing notes by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), “the current remotes have a large number of buttons and switches to control the functions of a device, and while those buttons are necessary to control all of the functions, the average user typically only uses a handful of the buttons. The controls that are not normally used clutter the remote control and can cause confusion to the user when trying to locate a seldom-used feature.”

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stocks were at 447.28 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 10.5% change in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy
Mean recommendation: 1.15
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: 1.21
Zack’s Rank: 2 out of 2 in the industry

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has announced a new money-off scheme for employees who buy their products.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) To Give Employee Discount

As part of their employee benefit plans, the US based smartphone maker giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is offering $500 off for new Macs and $250 off for new iPads for its employees.

The benefits were announced by CEO Tim Cook at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s town hall meeting this week.

Reports say that the new benefits program will officially start in June 2012 and employees can use the discount only once every three years.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares were at 444.63 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 11.5% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy
Mean recommendation: 1.15
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: 1.21
Zack’s Rank: 2 out of 2 in the industry

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has claimed a victory over competitor Google in the smartphone market in the US.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Claims Q4 Smartphone Victory Over Google

Research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has reported that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) won 44.9 percent Smartphone market share in the US in the fourth quarter with its latest iPhone model, beating Google’s Android based smartphones.

The company’s US market share doubled from a year ago and it continues its strong growth in other countries also.

Kantar’s global consumer insight director Dominic Sunnebo said, “Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has continued its strong sales run in the U.S., UK and Australia over the Christmas period. Overall, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) sales are now growing at a faster rate than Android across the nine countries we cover”.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares were at 446.66 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 5.7% change in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy
Mean recommendation: 1.15
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: 1.21
Zack’s Rank: 2 out of 2 in the industry